Claudia Wascher
@wascherclaudia.bsky.social
Prof. of Behavioural Biology | cooperation, communication, cognition, corvids and physiology | equity & diversity research | addressing biases in animal behaviour
https://claudiawascher.github.io/
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https://claudiawascher.github.io/
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As Bonfire Night approaches, new research lnkd.in/epBXK8Tu by @distrustful-dinos.bsky.social and me shows that fireworks significantly disturb urban corvids. OA: ecoevorxiv.org/repository/d...
#BonfireNight #Wildlife #AnimalWelfare #Corvids
📸 Photo: @distrustful-dinos.bsky.social
#BonfireNight #Wildlife #AnimalWelfare #Corvids
📸 Photo: @distrustful-dinos.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 11:39 AM
As Bonfire Night approaches, new research lnkd.in/epBXK8Tu by @distrustful-dinos.bsky.social and me shows that fireworks significantly disturb urban corvids. OA: ecoevorxiv.org/repository/d...
#BonfireNight #Wildlife #AnimalWelfare #Corvids
📸 Photo: @distrustful-dinos.bsky.social
#BonfireNight #Wildlife #AnimalWelfare #Corvids
📸 Photo: @distrustful-dinos.bsky.social
Interested in animal welfare, education policy & social research? Fully funded PhD (UK home) on dog welfare in schools. Get in touch & apply: www.cam-dtp.ac.uk/students/cur...
(Dog photo purely for attention and moral support)
#PhDopportunity #AnimalWelfare #DogsInSchools #CamDTP #SocialResearch
(Dog photo purely for attention and moral support)
#PhDopportunity #AnimalWelfare #DogsInSchools #CamDTP #SocialResearch
September 3, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Interested in animal welfare, education policy & social research? Fully funded PhD (UK home) on dog welfare in schools. Get in touch & apply: www.cam-dtp.ac.uk/students/cur...
(Dog photo purely for attention and moral support)
#PhDopportunity #AnimalWelfare #DogsInSchools #CamDTP #SocialResearch
(Dog photo purely for attention and moral support)
#PhDopportunity #AnimalWelfare #DogsInSchools #CamDTP #SocialResearch
Celebrating 10 years @aru-biology.bsky.social, now as Professor of Behavioural Biology! Endlessly grateful to the students and collaborators whose curiosity, mentorship, and teamwork made this journey so rewarding, whilst navigating and challenging academia's systemic hurdles #WomenInSTEM #ARUproud
September 1, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Celebrating 10 years @aru-biology.bsky.social, now as Professor of Behavioural Biology! Endlessly grateful to the students and collaborators whose curiosity, mentorship, and teamwork made this journey so rewarding, whilst navigating and challenging academia's systemic hurdles #WomenInSTEM #ARUproud
Originally posted on Twitter in 2023—reposting after a chat with a colleague about possibly publishing in an MDPI journal (whose review practices are similar to Frontiers). Not sure if either has since addressed the issues raised, but I feel process should be public knowledge.
June 17, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Originally posted on Twitter in 2023—reposting after a chat with a colleague about possibly publishing in an MDPI journal (whose review practices are similar to Frontiers). Not sure if either has since addressed the issues raised, but I feel process should be public knowledge.
Your regular reminder: If your feminism excludes trans people, it’s not about equity, it’s about power. Real feminism dismantles systems of oppression for everyone, not just for women considered 'deserving' of rights by the patriarchy.
April 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Your regular reminder: If your feminism excludes trans people, it’s not about equity, it’s about power. Real feminism dismantles systems of oppression for everyone, not just for women considered 'deserving' of rights by the patriarchy.
The 🐝 have now moved on to their new home!
@fhillemann.bsky.social and I loved watching and learning from them — it’s been such a privilege to host a 🐝 swarm in our garden. We feel honoured they chose us, and even more commited to keep building a little #biodiversity hotspot 🌿🐜🐌🦔🦋🐞🪱(7/7)
@fhillemann.bsky.social and I loved watching and learning from them — it’s been such a privilege to host a 🐝 swarm in our garden. We feel honoured they chose us, and even more commited to keep building a little #biodiversity hotspot 🌿🐜🐌🦔🦋🐞🪱(7/7)
April 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
The 🐝 have now moved on to their new home!
@fhillemann.bsky.social and I loved watching and learning from them — it’s been such a privilege to host a 🐝 swarm in our garden. We feel honoured they chose us, and even more commited to keep building a little #biodiversity hotspot 🌿🐜🐌🦔🦋🐞🪱(7/7)
@fhillemann.bsky.social and I loved watching and learning from them — it’s been such a privilege to host a 🐝 swarm in our garden. We feel honoured they chose us, and even more commited to keep building a little #biodiversity hotspot 🌿🐜🐌🦔🦋🐞🪱(7/7)
We were advised to watch for ‘fanning’ behaviour — abdomen raised, wings moving fast — used for temperature regulation and circulating pheromones. We were delighted to spot regular fanning at the hive entrance and lots of buzzing activity in & out! 🐝 (6/7)
April 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
We were advised to watch for ‘fanning’ behaviour — abdomen raised, wings moving fast — used for temperature regulation and circulating pheromones. We were delighted to spot regular fanning at the hive entrance and lots of buzzing activity in & out! 🐝 (6/7)
A local beekeeper from @bbka.org.uk came by that evening to collect the swarm. The key? Getting the 👑🐝 into the hive — if she goes in, the rest will usually follow. But whether they'd settle and accept it as their new home… only time would tell. 🐝⏳ (5/7)
April 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
A local beekeeper from @bbka.org.uk came by that evening to collect the swarm. The key? Getting the 👑🐝 into the hive — if she goes in, the rest will usually follow. But whether they'd settle and accept it as their new home… only time would tell. 🐝⏳ (5/7)
Swarms usually move on to find a permanent home — like a tree cavity — but with suitable habitats for 🐝 and other pollinators increasingly scarce, we reached out to @bbka.org.uk to find a local swarm collector: www.bbka.org.uk/find-a-local...
(Tip from colleagues @aru-biology.bsky.social 👏) (4/7)
(Tip from colleagues @aru-biology.bsky.social 👏) (4/7)
April 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Swarms usually move on to find a permanent home — like a tree cavity — but with suitable habitats for 🐝 and other pollinators increasingly scarce, we reached out to @bbka.org.uk to find a local swarm collector: www.bbka.org.uk/find-a-local...
(Tip from colleagues @aru-biology.bsky.social 👏) (4/7)
(Tip from colleagues @aru-biology.bsky.social 👏) (4/7)
when a colony gets too crowded, a good number of 🐝 leave with the 👑🐝 (=queen) to find a new home (3/7)
April 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
when a colony gets too crowded, a good number of 🐝 leave with the 👑🐝 (=queen) to find a new home (3/7)
After the initial panic (who’s really prepared for thousands of 🐝 suddenly buzzing in your garden — and are they moving in? 👀), we figured those are swarming 🐝, a natural part of how hives reproduce (2/7)
April 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
After the initial panic (who’s really prepared for thousands of 🐝 suddenly buzzing in your garden — and are they moving in? 👀), we figured those are swarming 🐝, a natural part of how hives reproduce (2/7)
An amazing #nature moment in @fhillemann.bsky.social’s and my garden this week — a swarm of honeybees arrived and clustered in one of our trees! 🐝 🧵 (1/7)
April 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
An amazing #nature moment in @fhillemann.bsky.social’s and my garden this week — a swarm of honeybees arrived and clustered in one of our trees! 🐝 🧵 (1/7)
New preprint in collaboration with @babeheim.bsky.social: Vocal mimicry in corvids. We describe vocal mimicry, i.e., copying of sounds produced by another species or the environment, in 31 out of 128 corvid species (24%). (1/2)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
March 31, 2025 at 8:58 AM
New preprint in collaboration with @babeheim.bsky.social: Vocal mimicry in corvids. We describe vocal mimicry, i.e., copying of sounds produced by another species or the environment, in 31 out of 128 corvid species (24%). (1/2)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Still time to submit to our special collection on 'Vocal communication in corvids' in Animal Cognition @springernature.com. link.springer.com/collections/...
March 18, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Still time to submit to our special collection on 'Vocal communication in corvids' in Animal Cognition @springernature.com. link.springer.com/collections/...
..order placed! thanks The Feminist Bookshop @bookshop-org.bsky.social for supporting local bookshops, carbon-neutral
March 11, 2025 at 6:35 PM
..order placed! thanks The Feminist Bookshop @bookshop-org.bsky.social for supporting local bookshops, carbon-neutral
the fantastic @viveknityananda.bsky.social wrote a book and I can't wait to dive into it!
sadly it's not available in the UK (yet?) but I pulled some strings to get my hands on a copy -- thanks to @drhavichichger.bsky.social's mum for bringing it over from her travels
sadly it's not available in the UK (yet?) but I pulled some strings to get my hands on a copy -- thanks to @drhavichichger.bsky.social's mum for bringing it over from her travels
March 11, 2025 at 10:50 AM
the fantastic @viveknityananda.bsky.social wrote a book and I can't wait to dive into it!
sadly it's not available in the UK (yet?) but I pulled some strings to get my hands on a copy -- thanks to @drhavichichger.bsky.social's mum for bringing it over from her travels
sadly it's not available in the UK (yet?) but I pulled some strings to get my hands on a copy -- thanks to @drhavichichger.bsky.social's mum for bringing it over from her travels
Our results show caching to be widespread in corvids and strategies vary depending on body size and latitude. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
February 26, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Our results show caching to be widespread in corvids and strategies vary depending on body size and latitude. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Different aspects of vocal communication are described in 35 out of 128 corvid species (27%). We suggest vocal communication in corvids as a promising area for advancing our understanding of the social and ecological drivers in the evolution of communication, but need more standardised research.
January 22, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Different aspects of vocal communication are described in 35 out of 128 corvid species (27%). We suggest vocal communication in corvids as a promising area for advancing our understanding of the social and ecological drivers in the evolution of communication, but need more standardised research.
Are you a student or academic in a STEM subject? Please consider completing the survey of my PhD student. We are especially looking for global majority participants and people with caring responsibilities (amazon vouchers up for grabs in a prize draw) aruspsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
November 21, 2024 at 11:52 AM
Are you a student or academic in a STEM subject? Please consider completing the survey of my PhD student. We are especially looking for global majority participants and people with caring responsibilities (amazon vouchers up for grabs in a prize draw) aruspsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Reminder that the call is open for our special collection on Corvid Vocal Communication. Deadline 31st March. Any questions please get in touch. link.springer.com/collections/...
November 12, 2024 at 10:33 AM
Reminder that the call is open for our special collection on Corvid Vocal Communication. Deadline 31st March. Any questions please get in touch. link.springer.com/collections/...
@asaborg.bsky.social council elections are open and I'm standing as Secretary of EDIA committee. Info about nominees: asab.wildapricot.org/ASAB-Council.... If you are an ASAB member, please vote! Cute dog-pic not intended to fish for your vote but just to draw your attention to the election!
October 4, 2024 at 4:32 PM
@asaborg.bsky.social council elections are open and I'm standing as Secretary of EDIA committee. Info about nominees: asab.wildapricot.org/ASAB-Council.... If you are an ASAB member, please vote! Cute dog-pic not intended to fish for your vote but just to draw your attention to the election!
Do you have personal experience on the use of dogs in schools, e.g. as a teacher, parent? Please participate in our short survey on wellbeing of people and dogs
#dogwelfare #education
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/angliarusk...
#dogwelfare #education
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/angliarusk...
September 10, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Do you have personal experience on the use of dogs in schools, e.g. as a teacher, parent? Please participate in our short survey on wellbeing of people and dogs
#dogwelfare #education
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/angliarusk...
#dogwelfare #education
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/angliarusk...
Are you a professional or technical member of staff in HE? Please participate in our survey on job-satisfaction and career ambitions shorturl.at/zha1o #HigherEducation #CareerGoals. Please share widely!
September 6, 2024 at 9:38 AM
Are you a professional or technical member of staff in HE? Please participate in our survey on job-satisfaction and career ambitions shorturl.at/zha1o #HigherEducation #CareerGoals. Please share widely!
Fantastic program for the corvid vocal communication conference next week! Just sent out to participants, check your inbox. There is still time to register if you would like to attend: covco2024.github.io
September 2, 2024 at 10:36 AM
Fantastic program for the corvid vocal communication conference next week! Just sent out to participants, check your inbox. There is still time to register if you would like to attend: covco2024.github.io
something to crow about: interdisciplinary workshop on corvid vocal communication (12th and 13th Sept 2024) covco2024.github.io
July 2, 2024 at 8:48 AM
something to crow about: interdisciplinary workshop on corvid vocal communication (12th and 13th Sept 2024) covco2024.github.io